New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-15
WORTH MYTHICAL MILLIONS
npopoR r cARBREY BECOMES INSANE.

aAD FFFECTs OF SEVERE BUSINESS hH'h"'N'
TAKEN 10 BLooMNGDALE ASYLUM.
c.ors. Csrbrey, . four dealer OF No. IA Front
=. vas removed TO Bloomingdsis Asylum on Thurs
A., bopeles.ly insane Some two years ago Mr..
C.rbrey's father who had been for number OF years
successful -four merchant. died. and young Carbrey
wa placed IN charge OF his business Though then
epv twenty years DID, he had attended the Manhattan
CoIeye In this city and had been several years in
business with his father. During this time he I'm
pressed al. who knew him Q shrewd young man
possessed of unusual business ability. and he was
considered fully competent to carry on his fathers
business Shortly after assuming cnargo Oh 'no
business he fell in with number OF specuiators' anu
thew speculated heavily at the Produce Exchange Oh
which he was member His ventures, however al
turned OUT unfortunately. and lsst August " was
Vnn Carbrev then went into the country to visit
acme relatives, where he remained nnt,l about INC
Sn .ness and nothing could induce him to return TO
the civ One of his relatives noticed that at times ne
acted Gueerly and did many little things when woua ia
not he looked for In him. Still in everything else ne
was apparently in his normal condition and no sus
pcion of his icing insane entertained oy any one
When he returned TO this city bus mental ;.ahako
form lie began 10 talk with his acq9antancos OF
the millions of dollars he possessed, ana also
Eschange Bank, which he had recently purchased
lie bought -four and other commodities TOR when he
mid IN checks on the Produce Exchange Bank, where
nc had no account. He took great fancv LOT
diamonds and bought q number OF precious stones OF
Tiffany, paying tor these also with checks on the
same bank Among the many things 1hch nc
asserted that he had purchased with MS my thica'
wealth was "Tbe Herald" newspaper: and he IN
formed some of bis acquaintance that ne was nego-
tia,pg tor the purchase of the other morning papers
of this city, One day not long ago he started OUT IN
high dudgeon, declaring that he was going down 10
his bank to discharge all the officers and employees ana
engage an entirely new force. About week ago no
called upon his family physician TO OBTAIN %
suffering While talking with the doctor he began 10
IA of the large and successful business ne wa dong
and said that he had cleared $780, that week. lie
coufdentiay informed the doctor that he was deang
money out OF them lie rambled on in this strain to
such an extet that the physician became convinced
that something was wrong with him ana commun-
icated the conviction to young Carbrey's mother.
Mrs Carbrey said that she had noticed her sons
ecceptricities and was becoming alarmed at them:
In the meantime the young mans heavy purchases
with the worthless checks came to the knowieoge OF
his friends and care al watch was placed upon MIN.
In spite of this. however, he continued to make pur
chases and on Wednesday he bought fifty poands OF
paving for it with q check on tue Produce Exchange
Bank. On the same day attempt was made 10
keep him under restraint at the house OF his mother
No. 10 East Seventieth-st, where be lived. he then
became violent that It was found necessary 10 cal
In a policeman in citizens clothes. Ae soon as young
Carbrey saw the policeman he attacked him. anu
being Young man of considerable strength handled
him roughly. He finally Overpowered and taken
70 Bellevue Hospital. There he was examined and
was round to be suffering from q form OF palesls
disappointment the results OF his specuiatiOns
From Bellevue he was taken to bloomngdaie
Although he Inay at experience lucid moments,
there is no hope that he will ever fully recover.